<i>Thrixspermum patkaiensis sp. nov.</i> (Vandeae: Aeridinae) from Assam, northeast India

Authors

  • Khyanjeet Gogoi TOSEHIM, Regional Orchid Germplasm Conservation & Propagation Centre (Assam Circle), Daisa Bordoloi Nagar, Talap, Tinsukia- 786 156, Assam, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2371-5503

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v22i1.50589

Keywords:

Dehing Patkai, Flora of India, plant taxonomy, Thrixspermum formosanum, Thrixspermum musciflorum, Thrixspermum pygmaeum, Thrixspermum section Dendrocolla

Abstract

A new species of orchid, Thrixspermum patkaiensis from the tropical evergreen forest in Dehing Patkai National Park, Assam, India, is described. It is morphologically similar to T. musciflorum and T. formosanum but distinct from these species by the inflorescence 12–18 cm long; the lip with purplish bands and glandular hairy both side of the side lobes and the epichile forming a rim of glandular hairs.

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Published

2022-04-05

How to Cite

Gogoi, K. (2022). &lt;i&gt;Thrixspermum patkaiensis sp. nov.&lt;/i&gt; (Vandeae: Aeridinae) from Assam, northeast India. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 22(1), 9–16. https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v22i1.50589

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2022: Lankesteriana: Volume 22, Number 1 (January–April)

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